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  • Title: Acute gallstone pancreatitis in childhood.
    Author: Sutton R, Cheslyn-Curtis S.
    Journal: Ann R Coll Surg Engl; 2001 Nov; 83(6):406-8. PubMed ID: 11777136.
    Abstract:
    Acute pancreatitis is rarely considered in the diagnosis of paediatric abdominal pain and can be misdiagnosed. Gallstones are uncommon in children and are a rare cause of pancreatitis. Trauma, infections and idiopathic causes are the commonest aetiological factors. Three cases of gallstone-induced acute pancreatitis with jaundice in children are reported which resolved with conservative treatment. The gallstones were managed by laparoscopic cholecystectomy with or without endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). The three children had presented previously to a doctor with symptoms of gallstone disease but the diagnosis was missed. It is concluded that acute pancreatitis should be considered in children presenting as an emergency with abdominal pain. Children with recurrent attacks of upper abdominal pain should be investigated for gallstone disease so that the diagnosis is made before the development of potentially serious complications such as acute pancreatitis and jaundice.
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